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Which state leads in apples? 🍎

1Guess
Which states produce the most apples? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… New York — the Big Apple!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Washington produces about 5.8× as much as #2 New York!
    📚 Background Washington grows a huge share of America's apples — about 5.8× #2 New York. East of the Cascade mountains it's dry and sunny, and rivers supply irrigation water: apple paradise. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… New York — the Big Apple!
    3Compare
    Apples (pounds, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)10,905,000,000 pounds
    Washington #1 7,440,000,000 pounds
    Most: Washington (7,440,000,000 pounds); least of this top group: Oregon (120,000,000 pounds).

    Note: measured in pounds. Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between years. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
    🏅 Today's discovery
    🏅 Washington is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: APPLES - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick APPLES / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.